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Ludovico Lana

Allegory of Religion (God the Father above, Faith, Hope, and Charity below)

1597–1646
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and rose-brown wash, highlighted with white, on brownish paper
43 × 28.9 cm (16.9 × 11.4 in)

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